Comment on Self-Control Matters Far More Than Raw IntelligenceparentComments−ryanwaggoner15yI think you're missing the context. He's referencing his friend who says he wants to accomplish X, but does Y instead. It's not that Y < X; it's that the guy truly does want to do X but just can't help doing Y instead.−dan0015yHe uses his friends problem exemplary, but by saying 'they', he generalizes it.
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I think you're missing the context. He's referencing his friend who says he wants to accomplish X, but does Y instead. It's not that Y < X; it's that the guy truly does want to do X but just can't help doing Y instead.
He uses his friends problem exemplary, but by saying 'they', he generalizes it.